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DEGRAW v. FLOWERS TRANSPORTATION, INC.

No. 5-87-0031.

167 Ill. App.3d 491 (1988)

521 N.E.2d 115

LARRY DEGRAW, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FLOWERS TRANSPORTATION, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed February 8, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond L. Massey, William R. Bay, and Bruce E. Beard, all of Thompson & Mitchell, of Belleville, for appellant.

Jeanne L. Sathre, of Lakin & Herndon, P.C., of Wood River, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE LEWIS delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Larry Degraw, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Madison County, Illinois, on January 17, 1985, pursuant to the Merchant Seamen Act, commonly called the Jones Act (46 U.S.C.A. § 688 (West 1975)) and general maritime law of the United States. The defendant, Flowers Transportation, Inc., filed an amended motion to decline jurisdiction based upon forum non conveniens...

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